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man, and at the time of his decease was managing director of the 

 Hetton Colliery, in addition to being on the directorate of several 

 other coal-mining companies. Mr. Hutchinson always took the 

 deepest interest in the work and welfare of the Society. 



The Hon. G. A. Lloyd, m.l.c, is another member of our Society 

 whose death during the year I regret to have to record. Mr. 

 Lloyd was born at Norwood, England, in 1815, and came to New 

 South Wales in 1834. He engaged in commercial pursuits and 

 was prominently connected with the export of gold and the min- 

 ing interests generally, whilst the part he played in settling the 

 great strike at Newcastle in 1889 will not soon be forgotten. Mr. 

 Lloyd for many years was a notable figure in the political world, 

 and served under the late Sir Henry Parkes at different periods 

 as Postmaster General, Minister for Mines and Colonial Treasurer. 

 In 1887 he was appointed to the Legislative Council, and remained 

 a member of that body until his death on the 25th December, 

 1897. 



Mr. T. F. Wiesener, another member of this Society, died of 

 dilatation of the heart, on the 1st June 1897, after' a short illness. 

 Mr. Wiesener took a very warm interest in the affairs of the Society 

 more especially in regard to the Microscopical Section, and was 

 most regular in his attendance at its meetings. His loss is very 

 much regretted by those who knew him. 



Mr. Whitton. — While bringing before the members the names 

 of those whose death we have to deplore, it will be a fitting 

 opportunity to refer briefly to one who, though not a member of 

 our Society, was at one time a prominent citizen, and whose career 

 was intimately connected with the progress of this colony. I 

 refer to Mr. John Whitton, my predecessor in the Government 

 service, late Engineer-in-Chief for Railways, who died after a 

 comparatively short illness on 20th February last. Had more 

 time been spared to me, I should have been tempted to bring 

 before the members a short account of the history of railways in 

 this colony, with which he was so thoroughly identified. It would 

 be interesting to show how Mr. Whitton had to fight and struggle 



